The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19

noon when Pickett made his famous charge, viii
state that it was tH,ct or four companies Of the
18Th Maine VOLS. If this is not satisfactory AK
Coz. W. IL. Fogler.
MONROE. \ town meeting WAS held last Suttlr-
day . raise money to build bridges recently dam
aged by the rains and to raise money Cor high
ways....Mr. Eli {. West recently slaughtered Il
pair of oxen raised ny Charles Elwell of this
town and girting ) feet and over. The beef, hide
and tailow weighed 800 lbs. Tie hind quar-
tiers o. one of them weighed tG6 lbs E. Mr. H. T.
Haley has at his stable fine pair of matched
black horses, the property of liedfeld plummcr
They will be sold at bargain 500 pounds of
butter week is made at the factory at present..
F-eenan Atwood last week sold very promising
year old Leto colt to Charles Baker, of Belfast
for 900. The soldiers monument is expected
this week and preparations being made for its
arriyal..... noticed an item in regard to large
men in the last weeks journal Cvrus Chase, of
this town, weighed last week 30 lbs, and enjoys
good health. And still another, Henry Dawson,
weighs 22o lbs, and can turn Il somers;tult and
walk on hi, hands, etc. Let's hear from somc
other town on the subject.
Parker NJ Hooper, has written letter 10 John +.
Doyle of Baltimore, relative to the loss nj the YES
sci in March, during her voyage from Havana to
Boston. The letter charges that the Captain want
Ell to lose her aud spoke about the vessels being
lost to get the insurance money. The letter gives
the details Of how the Captain wrecked the vessel
and how the crew escaped. This yarn IF course
will not go down where Capt. Ilarknes-, who com
mantied the Hooper is known, and it is secuted at
by the Boston undvrW ritcrs. Mr.. X. Il. Fuller,
president of the Boston Marine Insurance Com
pany, said To Record reporter: at is all bosh
We get Il great many of these reports during the
year, from di--runted officer, of vessels who have
had some difficulty with their captains and who
think that perhaps they can get the underwriters
to pay some insurance. Capt Hardness was in
command of this vessel. believe he is from am
den, Me He had his wife with him, and il is ali
sur,i to think that captain would try To scuttic
his ship when his wife was board. Captain
Hardness is man of good reputation, and it is
har,t to find any one who viii believe this stur, ="
...Gcorgc l.. Brewster, aged about 81. hung him
self Monday morning in fit of monentary ins:tn-
ity, caused by sickness and hard luck. He leaves
n wife and three children Monday Capt. Viii
liam Flowers, State Steamboat Inspector with In
spector Staples, inspected f. H. l:rmhalrs steam
ers. =. There is money in Camden real estate The
place is evidently to experience 4 boota and will
have larger summer population this season than
ever before. Geo. :. Cobb Post, G. A. r., dedi-
Gated their new hall Monday night After supper
speeches were made by Col. }. D. Carver, Rev. l..
l.. Hanscombe, "A. J. Crockett and Gen. j. L. Gil
ley of Rockland ;. L. Miller of Waldol"ru. j..
Q. johnson, of Liberty, and others
LIBErTy. In accordance with the new law the
selcctmen of this town have appointed the follow
ing Board of Health A. A. Brown, Geo. f. Hunt
and q F. Bean; DR. f. A. Porter, health officer.
The board has organized with g. f. Bean presi-
dent Geo f. Hunt secretary The friends of the
South Montvle Trot.ing Park met near the
grounds Saturday and effected a temporary organ
ization, as follows: Fred knowltcn, president l..
q. Morse, secretary. 1t was asceraincd that the
Peavy lot, containing l6 acres, could be had for
$780, but as it is not of the desired shape and land
can be had from an adjoining lot for the same price
per acre, committee consisting of j. o. johnson,
DIR. b. ii. Bachelor, viii Collins and j L. Lam
son were chosen to ascertain the additional land
required and report at the next meeting. A com
miitee composed of the following persons was APP
pointed to solicit subscriptions, viz. r. s Aver,
viii Coi'ios, Montvllc: L. II. Nevens, Scarsmont
Geo. Jackson, Nor,h Searsmont; DIR. +. a. Porter,
Liberty; John Aver Palermo. Adjourned to meet
at Hall st. George, Saturday May 2lst at O'Clock
+. MA two years old child belonging to Reel
Cunningham was run over by team SATURDAY.
evening, but strange to state escaped with few
slight bruises. The child was in lhe middle of the
street aud the team had just descended the school
at n RI, Il mi 81,